Luxury home at risk of tumbling into Cape Cod Bay over removal dispute is demolished

A luxury home that had been on the verge of tumbling into Cape Cod Bay due to erosion has been demolished.

A potential collapse of the 5,100-square-foot home threatened oyster beds in nearby Wellfleet Harbor, but a dispute over its removal had left it teetering on the edge of a sandy bluff for months.

But on Monday, heavy machinery rolled in to remove the house piece by piece, with trucks carrying it away. By Tuesday, only its concrete slab, chimney and a generator remained.

(A home sits atop of a sandy bluff overlooking a beach in Wellfleet, Mass., Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Muggiati, File)

(The remains of a home sit atop of a sandy bluff overlooking a beach in Wellfleet, Mass., Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Muggiati)

“On one side, it is sad because it was a beautiful house that became a landmark in that place,” said John Cobler, a member of the Wellfleet Environmental Commission. “On the other, I am happy that it is gone. It is a great relief for our town and for our environment.”

(A home is demolished that sits atop of a sandy bluff overlooking a beach in Wellfleet, Mass., Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Muggiati)

In 2019, Bonomi, a New York attorney, bought the house for $5.5 million.

(The remains of a home sit atop of a sandy bluff overlooking a beach in Wellfleet, Mass., Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Muggiati)

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